Portable Baths For British Soldiers (1914-1918)

Portable bathtubs for soldiers. Location of events unknown. Opens with trucks driving up; ’Roulotte de Bains’ on side - from the Wounded Allies Relief Committee. British soldiers opening door on truck; revealing stack of bathtubs. They unload bathtubs. Two French soldiers filling bathtub with hot water from hoses. The bathing scene: here comes the wacky part. Line of men wearing only small white towels around their waists come trotting / prancing round the side of a tent to a group of bathtubs waiting for them. They take off their boots. Shot of the men in the tubs; with steam all around; pan across more tubs. A hilarious shot: a chubby man in the tub; washing his hair and body;covered with suds - he is laughing wildly and full of joy like this is the most fun he has ever had in his life. He throws more water over his head; laughing all the while. Finally just sits there (still in tub) looking delightedly straight at camera; the water dripping off him. Funny; wacky; silly. And definitely clean